Direct Method

quendidil · Post by **quendidil** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:13 pm

While searching for old books that teach languages by either the "Natural Method"or the "Direct Method" I came across a link teaching french by the "direct method" following a link to Amazon. I found lots of old books teaching French by the direct method, does anyone have access to any of those old direct method books? if so, could you tell me whether its the same as the "Lingua Latina" way?

If that is the case, could anyone explain why this method died out around the time of Lingua Latina in the 50s?

Edit

After searching on Amazon a little further, I found languages from Japanese to Turkish with textbooks based on the "direct method", however, they stopped publishing books of these sort, at least in English shortly before the Beatles went to Germany.

chad · Post by **chad** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:21 pm

hi, there's this 2003 one, you just start reading easy french from page 1:

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-French-Reade ... F8&s=books

Lucus Eques · Post by **Lucus Eques** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:08 pm

Do you have this book, chad? Would you recommend it?

chad · Post by **chad** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:22 pm

hi, yeah i have it, it was good, only downside no audio which beginners need, cheers, chad.

Lucus Eques · Post by **Lucus Eques** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:53 am

To what level does it teach? That is, what can you do now in French?

chad · Post by **chad** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:21 am

hi, the book is beginners, cheers